July 6 — Lockheed Martin has a significant presence in north Brevard and it’s growing. The 58,000 sq ft. building which once housed the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame will be renovated and will be used in the assembly of the Orion spacecraft, the capsule Lockheed is building for NASA’s upcoming moon missions. Located at… [Continue Reading]
May 22, 2020 – Everybody misses the big guys. Those gators with the big hungry mouths have always been a Florida attraction. And it looks like our local Titusville area residents and guests are once again invited to see them. Gatorland and Jungle Adventures have re-opened. So has Airboat Rides at Midway (with one-hour Eco… [Continue Reading]
April 17, 2020 – On May 27th, two veteran U.S. Astronauts will have the honor of once again launching into space aboard an American rocket from American soil. This target launch date is the first U.S. crewed mission since the retirement of Space Shuttle in 2011. NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who have… [Continue Reading]
Meet the newest graduates of Astronaut training. Selected for training in 2017, these 11 exceptional men and women were chosen from a pool of more than 18,000 applicants. The graduates become part of a elite group of 48 astronauts currently eligible for space flight assignments. The new graduates may be assigned to missions destined for… [Continue Reading]
The Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered with several community organizations to bring our regular operations into a live format that you can view from the comfort of your own home. For upcoming webinars, please visit our Chamber Events page. To access previous webinars, follow the links below. SBDC – Business Disaster Funding Options… [Continue Reading]
Look up. Here’s an easy way to take a break from all the worry tonight—if you have a backyard telescope. If you are lucky (visibility depends on many factors including how bright the lights near you), you will be able to see Ursa Major (Big Dipper), Ursa Minor (Little Dipper), Polaris and Comet/2019 YA ATLAS…. [Continue Reading]
NASA has let school students name all of its Mars rovers to date. NASA’s first-ever wheeled red planet explorer (deployed on Mars in July 1997) was named Sojourner. Sojourner was named by Connecticut 12-year-old Valerie Ambroise in honor of activist Sojourner Truth. Sofi Collis, a third grader from Arizona, won the competition to name Spirit… [Continue Reading]
March 2, 2020 – The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Metro area has scored big on the prestigious Milken Index, securing the #10 spot in the nation. “For the Space Coast to take its place in the top 10 of the Milken Institute’s Best Performing Cities is a testament to how far this community has come since the… [Continue Reading]
March 1, 2020 – Applicants interested in flying to the International Space Station (or maybe to the Moon) better hurry to get their resumes together. The window of opportunity in 2020 is March 3-31. • Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen • Must hold a Master’s Degree in a STEM field: engineering, biological science, physical… [Continue Reading]
February 11, 2020 – The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket thundered into space Feb 9, beginning a multi-year mission for the on-board Solar Orbiter. NASA and the European Space Agency are working together on the mission that will send the spacecraft on a 65-million-mile trek that will result in some images of the sun… [Continue Reading]